Not to mention getting your truck to GBR and back is a $2k ordeal

 

I heard all this from Bill at GBR. An here is a link to ACE:
ACR - Land Rover Engines - Rover V8 Engines - Range Rover V8 Engines- Land Rover Cylinder Heads Electronic Automatic Gearbox Controller- top hat liners

 

Bill is a great resource and I would not discount ACR. Good to know there is another option.
I added the oil cooler in my 03. It makes no sense to me why LR stopped adding them...stupidity IMHO for these motors not to have one.

 

What are your engine temps averaging at now that you have the intercooler? Do you live in a southern climate or a colder northern climate? Just curious

 

Stock oil cooler from a pre '03 will go right in, directly above the trans cooler.

I would say my engine coolant temp went down maybe 5F? Hard to say without data logging OA temp, speed and driving the same path with and without.

My oil temp does stay more consistent and pre cooler it would get up to 240-260 on steep hills, now it doesn't see over 220 in the middle of summer on the same hill.

My concern (as i recently posted in the oil cooler installation thread linked) is that in the winter it doesnt get over 140 on my drive home (10mile) when its under 10-20F outside (been frigin cold as heck here!). I wish i had a oil thermostat on but i would have to cut the oil lines and rig something up...if i went with the sandwich plate that had the oil cooler lines i would have installed a thermostat.

From ACR:
5.0 WILD CAT ENGINE 398 BHP @ 5950 RPM, 340FTLB @ 5600 RPM

The Rover cylinder head design is ultimately the limiting factor when it comes to power on the V8 engine. If you need over 350 BHP you need the Wildcat!

Includes the latest style 47mm crossover throttle bodies for even better flow, CNC ported heads, 96mm big bore top hat liner block, roller rockers, solid cam, camshaft and 10.7:1 CR


Dreamy...

Edit: "If you need over 350 BHP you need the Wildcat!" ....um....who doesnt need 350BHP???

 

OK, I do remember looking them up. Shot them an e-mail when I was trying to figure out who to go with. They only had 1 plug-n-play engine (Sports Engine...at $9,590, quite a bit more expensive vs GPR/Cannibal/etc.)! If you wanted to carb the Wildcat and replace the rest of the drivetrain, maybe you could make it work.

 

Hmmm thats weird then cause Bill assured me that they offer a engine for the D2 that is cheaper than the Atlantic British engine. He suggested I contact ACR and even told me to mention his name when I got ahold of them.... There web page is a bit confusing though.

 

Land Rover Engines-Land Rover Components-Prices

Disco/RR/LR/TVR/Classic Defender Basic Engine* 3.9 /4.2/4.0/4.6 V8 £2700
Disco/RR/LR/TVR/Classic Defender Full Package Engine* 3.9/4.2/4.0/4.6 V8 £2940


* Basic package engine consists of ACR heavy duty flange linered cylinder block, crankshaft, pistons, cylinder heads, valve train, camshaft and first fill running in oil only. No oil pump, front cover or sump ( pan ) are included. This is a similar level of assembly as was provided with a Land Rover exchange engine.

*Full package engine in addition to the basic engine, includes the sump, rocker covers, front cover, oil pump and front pulley. Also included are the gaskets to mount ancillaries and manifolds, first fill running in oil (except air freight delivery )

At today's exchange rate: $4430 for the basic and $4825 for the full, then you have to ship yours back the them as a core.